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Live At Fenway Park
''Live at Fenway Park'' is a live album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It is one of a number of Jimmy Buffett sound board live albums recorded directly from the mixing console without further editing, in this sense resembling bootleg recordings. The album was recorded at Fenway Park ballpark in Boston, Massachusetts on September 10 and 12, 2004, two dates on Buffett's License to Chill Tour. It was released in November 2005 on two compact discs on Mailboat 2115 and includes a DVD containing 55 minutes of footage from the two shows. It was produced by Michael Utley, a member of Buffett's Coral Reefer Band. Songs The album includes all of the songs in Buffett's " Big 8" songs that he nearly always performs in concert. Due to the location of the concert in the home stadium of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Buffett performed several related songs including baseball anthem "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," Red Sox' fan favorite "Sweet Caroline," originally b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Buffett
James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett has recorded hit songs including "Margaritaville" (ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of "Songs of the Century") and "Come Monday". He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads". Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a bestselling author and was involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best-known songs; he currently owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the now defunct Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain. Buffett is one of the world's richest musicians, with a net worth as of 2017 of $900 million. Early and personal life Buffett was born on Christmas Day 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and spent part of his childhood in Mobile, Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Respect (song)
"Respect" is a song written and originally recorded by American soul singer Otis Redding. It was released in 1965 as a single from his third album ''Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul'' and became a crossover hit for Redding. In 1967, fellow soul singer Aretha Franklin covered and rearranged "Respect", resulting in a bigger hit and her signature song. The music in the two versions is significantly different, while a few changes in the lyrics resulted in different narratives around the theme of human dignity that have been interpreted as commentaries on traditional gender roles. Franklin's interpretation became a feminist anthem for the second-wave feminism movement in the 1970s. It has often been considered one of the best R&B songs of its era, earning Franklin two Grammy Awards in 1968 for "Best Rhythm & Blues Recording" and "Best Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female", and being inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2002, the Library of Congress honored Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brown Eyed Girl
"Brown Eyed Girl" is a song by Northern Irish singer and songwriter Van Morrison. Written by Morrison and recorded in March 1967 for Bang Records owner and producer Bert Berns, it was released as a single in June of the same year on the Bang label, peaking at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song spent a total of sixteen weeks on the chart. It featured the Sweet Inspirations singing back-up vocals and is considered to be Van Morrison's signature song. Recording and title After finishing his contract with Decca Records and the mid-1966 break-up of his band, Them, Morrison returned to Belfast seeking a new recording company. When he received a phone call from Bert Berns, owner of Bang Records, who had produced a number of recordings with Them, he flew to New York City and hastily signed a contract (which biographer Clinton Heylin says probably still gives him sleepless nights). During a two-day recording session starting 28 March 1967, he recorded eight songs intended to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boat Drinks (song)
"Boat Drinks" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released as a B-side (b/w "Survive") on MCA Records, MCA in 1979. Despite not being a single, it is one of his most popular songs, frequently played in concert and occasionally on the radio, and has been included on many compilation albums including ''Songs You Know by Heart''. Despite its popularity, the song was notably absent from ''Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection''. A commercial for ''Play FLA USA'' scratch-off game was noted to sound like an instrumental version of "Boat Drinks", which Buffett had not given permission for any musical licensing to the Florida Lottery. Communications specialist Kathy Wilson and a Buffett spokeswoman both later confirmed that the two songs may have sounded similar due to their "fun-in-the-sun-type" styles, but they were technically greatly different from one another. History The song was written in February 1979, while Jimmy w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of A Son Of A Sailor (song)
"Son of a Son of a Sailor" is a song written and performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It is the opening track of the 1978 album of the same name. The song is a fan favorite, although it was not a concert staple until the 2005 ''Salty Piece of Land'' tour. Live performances Although Buffett has excluded this song at many shows (especially in the mid and late 90s), it has gone through several changes during live performances. ''You Had to Be There'' (1978) Buffett's first live album, ''You Had to Be There'' opened with an upbeat version of the song. The opening riff was extended about thirty seconds while introductions were being made. The line at the end of the song, "The sea's in my veins, my tradition remains, I'm just glad I don't live in a trailer" was changed to "This cast is no blast, but it's comin' off fast, and I feel like I'm pullin' a trailer". This is a reference to having a broken knee during his performance. Buffett also makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Anderson (NRBQ)
Alan Gordon Anderson (born July 26, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In the 1960s, Anderson was the frontman of the band The Wildweeds, which had success with the song "No Good To Cry", which he wrote. Between 1971 and the early 1990s, he was the lead guitarist in the rock band NRBQ, also releasing several solo albums. He also played electric guitar on Jonathan Edwards's 1973 album '' Have a Good Time for Me''. In the 1990s, Anderson shifted his focus to country music, writing hit songs for such artists as Carlene Carter, Vince Gill, Diamond Rio and Trisha Yearwood, as well as Tim McGraw's number 1 hit "The Cowboy in Me" and several album cuts. Anderson has also released six solo albums. Discography Albums *''Al Anderson'' (Vanguard Records, 1972) *''Party Favors'' (Rykodisc, 1988) *''Pay Before You Pump'' ( Imprint Records, 1996) *''After Hours'' (Legacy, 2006) *''Pawn Shop Guitars'' (AAM Records, 2007) *''Strings'' (Amigo Grande, 2012) Singles List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac McAnally
Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr. (; born July 15, 1957), known professionally as Mac McAnally, is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician, and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts. His ninth chart entry came in late 2008-early 2009 as a guest vocalist on Kenny Chesney's cover of his 1990 single " Down the Road". He has also produced for Sawyer Brown and Restless Heart, written several singles for other artists, and is a member of Jimmy Buffett's backing band, The Coral Reefer Band. Biography Early life and career Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr. was born in Red Bay, Alabama. As a child, he began playing piano and singing in church at the Belmont First Baptist Church in Belmont, Mississippi, and by age fifteen, he had composed his first song. From there, he went on to become a session musician in Muscle Shoals, Alab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Lee (saxophonist)
Amy Lee is an American saxophonist, composer and arranger. She has played with a variety of musicians and singers, and is best known for being a member of Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band. Early life and education Lee was born in North Adams, Massachusetts and studied music at the University of Miami. After graduating, she moved to Atlanta. Career While living in Atlanta, Lee met Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers and began playing for his group Diversity at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Her first album performance was in 1990 on Richard Smallwood's ''Portrait''. After playing with Diversity for six years at the Festival, Lee was introduced to Jimmy Buffett by Neville, and in 1991, she joined Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, where she recorded and toured until 2006. During her career, Lee has recorded for gospel singer Luther Barnes and rap group Y'all So Stupid Yall So Stupid was an American alternative hip hop group based in Atlanta, Georgia, Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pencil Thin Mustache
"Pencil Thin Mustache" is a song written and performed by American popular-music singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released as a single (with "Brand New Country Star") on Dunhill D-15011 in August 1974. It was first released on his album of 1974, '' Living and Dying in ¾ Time''. It just missed the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, and reached number 44 on the Easy Listening chart. The song, written in a Western swing style, is a nostalgic look by Buffett at the popular culture of his childhood. The title refers to the type of mustache worn by the film character, Boston Blackie. Buffett refers to a number of other persons, characters, and products of the period, including Ricky Ricardo, Andy Devine, Sky (King)'s niece Penny, ''American Bandstand'', Disneyland, ''Ramar of the Jungle'', Bwana, Errol Flynn, the Sheik of Araby, and Brylcreem. The lyrics also say that in the 1950s, "only jazz musicians were smokin' marijuana". ''Cash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Filling Station Holdup
"The Great Filling Station Hold Up" is a song written and performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was first released on his 1973 album ''A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean'' and was his first single from that album. The single reached No. 58 on the US Country chart in 1973. The song appears on '' Live at Fenway Park'', a live album that opened with an acoustic set consisting of "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes", "The Great Filling Station Holdup" and "Pencil Thin Mustache". The album also includes all songs from '' Songs You Know By Heart'', except " He Went to Paris". History The song is about two robbers holding up a filling station and the aftermath of getting caught shortly after the robbery in a honky tonk, where both robbers are drunk on beer they bought with the cash they stole. Buffett got the idea to write the song after finding amusement in a newspaper article about recovered property from a holdup. Soon after the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes (song)
"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" is a song written and recorded by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released as a single (b/w "Landfall") on ABC Dunhill Records, ABC Dunhill 12305 in August 1977. Background It was first released on his 1977 album ''Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes''. It reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 24 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and number 11 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, Easy Listening chart. This song begins with an instrumental introduction which initially resembles the chorus of "Choucoune (song), Yellow Bird" (originally a 19th-century Haitian song, which gained popularity in the U.S. through a Hawaiian-flavored instrumental by the Arthur Lyman group in 1961), and then it evolves into the distinctive chorus of this song itself. ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' described the song as using "sailing and sun -drenched island imagery" and "catchy, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Albums
The Independent Albums chart (previously titled Top Independent Albums) ranks the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays (EPs) in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels. Rankings are compiled by point-of-purchase sales obtained by Nielsen, and from legal music downloads from a variety of online music stores. The chart began in the week of February 5, 2000. The top 25 positions are published through the ''Billboard'' website, with further chart positions available through a paid subscription to Billboard.biz. As with all ''Billboard'' charts, albums appearing on the Independent chart may also concurrently appear on the ''Billboard'' 200, the main chart published based solely on sales, as well as any of the other ''Billboard'' charts. In addition, exclusive album titles which are only sold through individual retail sites may also be incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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